Touching the News Archives - LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Northern California's leading provider of services, advocacy and community for those who are blind or visually impaired. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:09:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/LightHouse-Favicon-256x256.png Touching the News Archives - LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired 32 32 How far will the James Webb Space Telescope see back in time? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/spacetelescope/ Fri, 13 May 2022 19:00:54 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=43274 Title: Seeing back into the cosmos Image description: Graphic illustrating the age of the universe in billions of years relative…

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]]> America’s gun culture in charts: gun rights vs gun control spending https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/gunculture/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:00:19 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=42919 The post America’s gun culture in charts: gun rights vs gun control spending appeared first on LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

]]> What is the layout of a Major League Baseball field? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/baseballdiamond/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:00:04 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=42445 Title: Baseball Diamond Image description: Aerial view of a Major League Baseball field, with infield at the bottom and outfield…

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]]> Map of Ukraine, relevant cities and regions https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/ukrainemap/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:00:11 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=42264 Title: Ukraine Map Image Description: Map of Ukraine with bordering countries and prominent cities labeled. North is up; north arrow…

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]]> How high was the Tonga volcanic plume? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/volcanicplume/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:00:26 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=42052 Title: Tonga volcanic plume height Image Description: Chart showing a 2-dimensional view of the stratosphere and troposphere. The y-axis shows…

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]]> Where are Russia’s troops positioned near Ukraine? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/ukraine/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:00:32 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=41847 Title: Russian Troop Locations, Feb 2022 Image Description: Map of Ukraine and bordering countries, showing locations of Russia’s troops, both…

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]]> What was that secret code on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Parachute? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/mars-parachute/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:00:14 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=38125 Tactile graphic 1: Perseverance Parachute Description: Parachute viewed from below, showing patterned segments filled with orange, white, or a number…

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]]> January 6 US Capitol Timeline Maps https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/capitolmob/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:00:53 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=41430   Graphic 1: Jan 6, 2021, US Capitol Overview Map Image Description: Map of the Capitol Building surrounded by police…

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]]> What does a tardigrade look like? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/tardigrade/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:00:56 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=40193 Title: Tardigrade (Water Bear) Image Description: Illustration of a tardigrade from three angles, including the side view in the top…

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]]> Touching The News: Where was the Pentagon hit on 9/11? https://staging3.lighthouse-sf.org/pentagon/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:00:39 +0000 https://lighthouse-sf.org/?p=39962 Title: Pentagon 9/11 Layout Note: For this week you chose the location of the different branches of the military in…

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